popular meaning and definition

POPULAR adjective

Definition of popular (adjective)

1. regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
   • "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"
   • antonym: unpopular
2. carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large
   • "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"
3. representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
   • "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"
   • synonyms: democratic
4. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
   • synonyms: pop